The 11th solo studio album by the desert rock legend and founding father, BRANT BJORK. 'Tao Of The Devil' is more focused than its predecessor and boasts a more song-oriented and groovy stoner sound, with a healthy dose of '70s style greatness.

The 11th solo studio album by the desert rock legend and founding father, BRANT BJORK. 'Tao Of The Devil' is more focused than its predecessor and boasts a more song-oriented and groovy stoner sound, with a healthy dose of '70s style greatness.

It's a new solo acoustic album a la Local Angel. Political, angry, observational, self-pitying, what... he just jams about any given day in the life. His life. It's the Fu Manchu strain of lyric writing. Stuff puts a grin on my face.

The mellow Brant with his metronome-like drumming, clean guitar and deep fuzzy bass is a perfect soundtrack to the desert and the rest of southern California.

This is the Brant Bjork and the Bros second band release and joining the Bros now is Alfredo Hernandez (former drummer with Queens Of The Stone Age / Kyuss) as well as original low desert punks Mario Lalli (Fatso Jetson) and Sean Wheeler (Throw Rag).

Based on simple riffs and often tropical and latin imagery, "Jalamanta" slowly unwinds its grooves and trips without ever raising its voice to a shout. With Brant responsible for all the instruments and songrwriting (except for one song), you could say that this is the yin to Kyuss and Fu Manchu's yang. Jalamanta is easily in my top ten albums of all time. The only thing I dislike about listening to it is that it ends. Its just smooth groove after smooth groove. It almost reaches a euphoric level. I have had Jalamanta since its release and a week rarely goes by without several listens. It will be the soundtrack to my summer night smoke sessions, I can tell you that much. There is no one label that can be placed on this album. All I can say it that if you are a fan of rock music on any level, you should own this masterpiece. Brant is the man! This thing actually belongs in the motherfucking CLASSIC album review forum. Holy sweet fucking fuckity fuck does this slab of vineeeeel sound soooo damned good or what? Pick up this double 12" immediately or regret it later. Jalamanta has been my favorite thing Brant has ever done and my CD copy has had its case melted in the dessert sun, been dragged accross hundreds of miles of road trips, and been left on repeat for hours upon hours of love makin nights, drinkin nights, smokin nights, or just plain "fuck I'm tired and beat down play me something to soothe my soul" nights.

As a cult figure of the Palm Desert scene, founder and drummer of the unfortunately no longer active stoner-rock legends Kyuss, and a permanent member of Vista Chino (formerly KYUSS Lives!), the formation around Kyuss colleague John Garcia, Brant Bjork is washed with all (musical) waters. Now he sails under his own flag and proves once again that his multi-instrumental skills know no creative boundaries. With his excellent occupied Low Desert Punk Band, Bjork lets the scorching heat of Nevada shimmer in his songs. He also scrubs his guitar through all sorts of psychedelic effect pedals and skillfully mixes stoner rock, blues and doom-bonds to a feverish hazy brew.

BRANT BJORK, as cult figure of the Palm Desert scene, was founder / drummer of the now defunct Stoner-Rock legends Kyuss and is a permanent member of Vista Chino (formerly KYUSS Lives!). Now he is sailing under his own flag, proving once again that his multi-instrumental skills know no creative boundaries. With his excellent occupied Low Desert Punk Band, Bjork lets the scorching heat of Nevada shimmer in his songs. He also scrubs his guitar through all sorts of psychedelic effect pedals and skillfully mixes Stoner Rock, Blues and Doom-bonds to a feverish hazy brew.

Limited edition digipack version features 2 bonus tracks not found on the vinyl version.

BRANT BJORK, as cult figure of the Palm Desert scene, was founder / drummer of the now defunct Stoner-Rock legends Kyuss and is a permanent member of Vista Chino (formerly KYUSS Lives!). Now he is sailing under his own flag, proving once again that his multi-instrumental skills know no creative boundaries. With his excellent occupied Low Desert Punk Band, Bjork lets the scorching heat of Nevada shimmer in his songs. He also scrubs his guitar through all sorts of psychedelic effect pedals and skillfully mixes Stoner Rock, Blues and Doom-bonds to a feverish hazy brew.

Based on simple riffs and often tropical and latin imagery, "Jalamanta" slowly unwinds its grooves and trips without ever raising its voice to a shout. With Brant responsible for all the instruments and songrwriting (except for one song), you could say that this is the yin to Kyuss and Fu Manchu's yang.

JALAMANTA is easily in my top ten albums of all time. The only thing I dislike about listening to it is that it ends. Its just smooth groove after smooth groove. It almost reaches a euphoric level. I have had Jalamanta since its release and a week rarely goes by without several listens. It will be the soundtrack to my summer night smoke sessions, I can tell you that much. There is no one label that can be placed on this album. All I can say it that if you are a fan of rock music on any level, you should own this masterpiece. Brant is the man!

This thing actually belongs in the motherfucking CLASSIC album review forum. Holy sweet fucking fuckity fuck does this slab of vineeeeel sound soooo damned good or what? Pick up this double 12" immediately or regret it later. Jalamanta has been my favorite thing Brant has ever done and my CD copy has had its case melted in the dessert sun, been dragged accross hundreds of miles of road trips, and been left on repeat for hours upon hours of love makin nights, drinkin nights, smokin nights or just plain "fuck I'm tired and beat down play me something to soothe my soul" nights.

Joining Brant on guitar is Billy Cordell, best known for his bass work in the influential desert rock outfit Yawning Man, bassist Brandon Henderson and drummer Giampaolo Farnedi. Of course, Brant has had a band around him for the last several years -- The Bros. -- but back under just his own banner, Brant Bjork is able to add sonic touches that bounce ideas off of jazz, soul, Led Zeppelin Sabbath and even some of his past work.

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